Chess Puzzle #2PhLX — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 736 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knights c3/e5; pawns a2/b2/d4/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f5/f8; knights b8/d5; pawns a6/b5/c6/e7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight d5→c3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen b3→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn1qkb1r/4pppp/p1p5/1p1nNb2/3P4/1QN3P1/PP2PP1P/R1B1KB1R b KQkq - 1 8

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